unfocused828

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by unfocused828 6y ago
This seems like a mixture of A. Relying on geometry and visual metaphors, which seems fantastic from a history-of-mathematics and a visual-working-memory point of view. B. Encouraging kids to see themselves as mathematicians, which seems he
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Ask HN: How much does your debugging process rely on learning how a thing works?
1 points by unfocused828 6y ago|0 comments
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by unfocused828 7y ago
I feel like we let new engineers down by not guiding them toward resources where they can improve their social/writing skills. Where is the brilliant.org for social/emotional/communication skills? Social skills are presented
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by unfocused828 7y ago
I disagree that writing is undervalued. I think that writing is highly valuable and highly rewarded...but that the path to overcome challenges with writing is bafflingly mysterious. Does anyone know of a therapist who has experience helping
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by unfocused828 9y ago
As someone on a PIP who is quite sure the problem is on my side, not the company's, I wish there were mentors that a software engineer could hire to help you figure out how to debug problems with his/her job performance.
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by unfocused828 9y ago
(Using an alt account for obvious reasons) One thing I wish that I had been prepared for out of university is that there is just a lot less feedback on how good of a job you're doing. Nobody grades your work and there is a skill to get
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by unfocused828 10y ago
I realize that was unclear. No, I'm talking about psychological issues, probably with some social anxiety on the side.
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by unfocused828 10y ago
I wish I knew how to find an occupational psychotherapist who specialised in working with programmers/sysadmins/engineers and who practised either in London or over video/email.
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by unfocused828 10y ago
> caused by not knowing the technology/tool well enough. Yes. But given the average quality of documentation and the fact that the most common advice for how to learn a new technology is just to build something with it, how uncommon
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by unfocused828 10y ago
> Don't worry about it As an engineer who has been fired twice for performance problems, I don't have that luxury. > Break touch tasks down into very, very laughably small tasks. This works well if you've used the techn
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by unfocused828 10y ago
I'm always on the lookout for good books on effective communication. Ones that I've read and found insightful include: - How to Win Friends and Influence People - Difficult Conversations - 5 Dysfunctions of a Team I also bought Mi
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by unfocused828 10y ago
> break the task down into smaller and smaller bits One problem here is that if I don't really know everything the task entails, then I end up asking myself "am I going to really need to do this?" and can't think of a
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by unfocused828 10y ago
I do probably need to spend more time figuring out the root causes, though perhaps that is better done by talking with a friend rather than just thinking things over by myself. My current understanding is this: * When I'm confused abou
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by unfocused828 10y ago
I do probably need to spend more time figuring out why I was fired. My current understanding is this: * When I'm confused about what a task really entails or what tools I can use and I try to get people to resolve that ambiguity, I som
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by unfocused828 10y ago
The problem here is that I don't know how to generate an estimate except by actually doing the work.
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by unfocused828 10y ago
> under-promise, over-deliver What do I do when I'm asked how long a feature will take and the honest answer is "I don't know"? I have tried to teach myself how to create software timeline estimates; I've still n
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by unfocused828 10y ago
I would love to "just relax" and that's what I used to do. But after having been fired for underperformance twice, I want to figure out what it is about the way I work that leads to problems and to change that.
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by unfocused828 10y ago
> be yourself Does the advice "be yourself" mean "do what you would tend by habit to do"? If so, I think that would probably have the same result it's had in 2/3 dev jobs I've held: me getting fired. I
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by unfocused828 10y ago
Ach, I left off the fact that I've been fired from 2/3 dev jobs for underperformance. It is that last bit, "get your work done" that I'm worried about. I'm concerned that I'm going to not move fast enough.
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by unfocused828 10y ago
Nope, this is my fourth job. I've been fired from 2/3 jobs for underperformance.
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Starting a new job – What can I do to avoid getting fired?
11 points by unfocused828 10y ago|39 comments
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by unfocused828 11y ago
The Serum team should be pleased with all of the exposure they get from this.
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by unfocused828 11y ago
As an interviewee who strongly suspects that I am a C-player, I'm curious what I I can do to change.
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by unfocused828 11y ago
What domain blocker is there available on chrome for mobile?
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by unfocused828 11y ago
You might also find that a different cadence than 25 minutes works better for you. I personally use 90 minutes because I find that if I make it shorter than an hour, that the timer is just an annoying interruption.
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by unfocused828 11y ago
If you find that this is actually not your experience and you find that you are addicted/distracted for an extended period of time, know that you are not alone.
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by unfocused828 11y ago
The problem with /etc/hosts is that it is too easy to simply undo. I use https://selfcontrolapp.com , which lets you block a list of sites for a set period of time and does not have a way to circumvent that. Well, since